Live tracker map shows where Storm Eowyn is with first storm of 2025 approaching
The UK’s first named storm of 2025 is fast approaching.
The Met Office has officially named Storm Eowyn as it sweeps across the Atlantic, with the weather system set to make landfall in the UK this weekend.
The freezing weather currently hitting the United States is due to impact us later in the week, with strong winds forecast on Friday and Saturday.
Winds of up to 80mph caused by low pressure will lead to disruption such as damage to buildings, power cuts and flying debris in coastal areas.
There are yellow Met Office weather warnings for wind covering almost all of the UK on Friday, with only London and East Anglia dodging Storm Eowyn’s heavy winds.
Keep scrolling down to see our live rain and snow trackers for the UK
By Saturday, those warnings only cover Scotland, with gusts of 50-60mph inland and 60-70mph predicted over some exposed coasts and hills.
Airports, ferries, railways and roads are also likely to be disrupted.
A ‘major change’ in the UK’s weather starts on Thursday, the Met Office said, as a front bringing heavy rain moves eastwards through the day.
The highest rainfall accumulations are likely in western parts of Scotland, England and Wales where 20-30mm could fall in places, with some snow likely over high ground in the northern half of the country, especially over the Scottish mountains.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mike Silverstone said: ‘Storm Eowyn will bring a period of very unsettled, potentially disruptive, weather to the UK through Friday and into Saturday.
‘The strongest gusts are likely to be felt across parts of Northern Ireland, northern England, northwestern Wales and western Scotland, where exposed sites could get gusts in excess of 80mph, which has the potential to cause impacts for those in these areas.
‘There will also be some heavy rain, bringing some unpleasant conditions to end the week.
‘The initial warning for Storm Eowyn has been issued several days in advance, so it’s important to stay up to date with the forecast as further details emerge in the coming days.’
Live UK rain and snow trackers as Storm Eowyn approaches
The change in conditions is being driven by the weather over the other side of the Atlantic.
A large, very cold pool of air over parts of North America is generating a stark contrast in temperatures across the continent, which is strengthening the jet stream and creating deeper low pressure systems.
These low pressure systems will then be steered across the Atlantic by the jet stream towards the UK.
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